Podcasts

=**Podcasts and TeacherTube**=

No matter what school you walk into, there is normally one constant that you seen amongst the student population. No matter the race or socioeconomic background, most students today have an iPod. Knowing this, you can utilize the device's effectiveness. This is through the use of podcasts.

Instead of always using PowerPoint for your lectures you can use a podcast. You use your computer to record a lecture and save it to a designated place. When your students are at home, they can download them from the internet to their iPods to listen. They can also listen to them using any computer. The advantages of having your lectures in this form are:
 * Students are able to go back through the lecture in case they missed something or didn't understand
 * Pictures can also be used to accompany the voice lecture to help bring more of an understanding to the main points
 * The portability of lectures allow students to always have the lectures on hand

Another form of podcasting is creating a vid-cast. In essence, you are making video of yourself giving a lecture. During this video, you can have your own images and text to accompany it, just like a regular lecture. An offshoot of the vid-cast happens on the website of TeacherTube. As the name suggest, it is like the video file sharing site, YouTube. This site was specifically created for teachers to find insightful lessons that their students can watch during class or at home. It also can give the teacher ideas for their own lessons that they have planned. Like YouTube, a user can create a movie and upload it to the site. This gives you, the teacher, a way of showing your own creative ways of doing a lesson. You can make your own movie and upload it to the site, thus giving all other teachers around the world the chance to share your ideas. By using TeacherTube, you are able to get students' attentions easier than your normal lecture. Like that of a podcast, a student can go back to a spot they missed or didn't understand. You are also able to control the usage of the internet while in school by letting your students use it in a controlled environment. Most students like to watch movies, so using a vid-cast or having them watch a video on TeacherTube would be a great way to impart knowledge.

=Your Mission=

You will have 15 minutes to research the use of podcasts and TeacherTube in the classroom. Use the websites below to get started.Your goal is to add some examples of podcasting and TeacherTube usage in the classroom to the bottom of this page. (To edit this page, click on the edit tab at the upper right of this page). At the end of the 15 minutes, you will make a brief presentation (1-2 minutes), which will


 * Define podcasting and TeacherTube
 * Provide example(s) of how podcasting and TeacherTube can be used in your content area (be specific!)

Some websites to get you started: @http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/teaching/index.html @http://teachertipstraining.suite101.com/article.cfm/teacher_tube_science_videos_support_teaching

Examples in the Social Studies Classroom:

-Student Recorded oral histories -Listening station for primary sources, i.e. FDR's fireside chats, MLK "I have a Dream," Obama's education speech, etc. -Video or Audio recording of class session provided to absent students, i.e. athletes